How to Cloth a Newborn Baby

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A newborn brings with itself not just joy for the parent, but also a responsibility to be cared for. One such responsibility the parent has is to cloth the newborn baby. Ideally you should shop for clothes for your newborn baby while the bay is on his or her way. That way, you are prepared with t clothes when the baby arrives at home. In this article we talk about the steps you should take to buy, and then to clothe your baby.

Buying Baby Clothes

The foremost factor in buying baby clothes is comfort. The clothes should be comfortable for the baby. Babies grow very fast, which means that it is a good idea to get clothes a size or two larger. It also helps that larger clothes are more comfortable than just the right fitting ones. The fabric of the cloth should be soft -- babies' skin is especially tender, and you do not want to get it scratched or otherwise harmed by rough hewn clothing. Online stores are some of the best options of buying baby clothing. Many of these stores have free shipping. Apart from checking on whether they have free shipping, you should also check their return policy.

How to Dress a Newborn Baby

Having discussed the topic of how and where to buy baby clothes, lets now discuss how to actually clothe a baby with these clothes. Babies can be truculent beings. This is especially true if their head or face is covered with something. So whenever you put on a cloth on your baby, make sure that it does not cover the head for long, or cover it at all. The same principle applies to buttons, specially complicated ones. They take time to do so rather than test the baby's patience as you do their buttons, you could do it much faster with using a snap. As for the actual process of dressing, putting on the diapers is usually the first step for that. Usually the diapers are changed after lying the baby down on a comfortable surface.

Changing Diapers

Diapering your newborn is going to be a full time job for you for the next few months. So it behooves us to mention here how to diaper a baby. Diapers are of two kind: disposable diapers and cloth diapers. Disposable diapers are the ones that are made by companies like Huggies. They usually have adhesive or Velcro tapes that help to help fasten the diaper securely. The diaper packaging will have detailed instructions on how they are to be worn by the baby. Since those instructions will usually be with pictures and everything, and specific to the brand you buy, we can hardly improve upon them here. On the other hand, cloth diapers do not come with instructions.

Using a cloth diaper is not complicated either. How you actually use them depends on their construction. Cloth diapers too can have Velcro hooks attacked too to them, but many have diaper pins that are used to keep it fastened.

Steps to Clothe Your Newborn Baby After Diapering

After you have changed their diapers, the next step is to put on clothes. If it is a bodysuit that you have chosen for the baby, you should keep the suit flat on the surface by the side, and then lift and place the baby on the suit. Then wrap the one-piece and snap or zip them from ankle to neck, or as applicable.

For a two-piece outfit, you need to pt the top on first. As discussed, choose tops that do not cover the head and face of your baby for long. For a shirt, you can lay the baby on top of it too, and put one arm at a time, and snap it shut. After that you can put on the bottoms on the baby. As with adults, you do that one leg at a time, except here you have to bunch up the pants leg, and pull it over the baby's leg. Then do the same with the other leg. Gently lift the baby and slide the pant over their diapers.

After putting the top and bottom, you can put on any more layers, as required by season or weather. If you want, you can put on hats and crib shoes on the baby for extra comfort, and are ready to go!